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" In the beginning, I wanted to be successful. I wanted to make and have hit records. And I wanted everything that went along with it. "

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" I want to reach the point where people hear my name and immediately think of real country music. "

" If twang isn't what I do, I don't know what is. "

" I loved making Pure Country. It was a great learning experience for me, seeing another part of the entertainment industry. "

" I remember that in '81, country radio was pretty pop, and everybody wanted a crossover record - and all of a sudden it came back to traditional. Now it's kind of swung the other way a little bit, but it always comes back. "

" I think that all my albums are different enough where I don't feel like I did this the last time. "

" I always enjoy it when I walk on stage. There were some times when I was working so much in the '80s, and I felt really burnt-out. But I'd be up there singing and not be 10,000 million miles away, you know, just opening my mouth and the words coming out. "

" I'd say three years ago we played in my hometown of San Antonio for 55,000 people at the Alamodome and walking out there with a crowd like that is just, you're excited, you're scared. There are just so many emotions going on. I still get nervous for things like that until after I sing about the first one or two songs, then I settle down. "

" You know, traditional country music is something that's going to be around forever. "

" I'm a country singer. I love all kinds of music, but country is where my loyalty lies. That's just me and what I do, and I'm not going to change it. "

" I spend most of hunting season at the ranch. We all love to hunt whitetails, and we have a pretty good supply in South Texas. I also love to hunt elk in Arizona, mule deer in Utah, and I've been to Canada to hunt caribou. "

" You've got to keep the stage world and your real world separated or you're headed for trouble. "

" I think 'Beyond the Blue Neon' is the best I've ever done. "

" I've just tried for all of these years to find the best records, the best songs that I could find that fit me, and I've had great people to work with all these years. "

" I don't mind traveling that much when I can go somewhere and stay there for a while, but touring is different. You rarely see anything. You get there early in the morning and you're resting all day, and you go in and do a sound check, and you do the show, and then bam you're gone. "

" If it's a good song and it fits me, that's what I'm going to do, I'm not out there trying to change the world. I'm just out there trying to sing country music the best way I can. "

" Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys are simply the best band that ever was. "

" I like people who are loyal to me, and I like to be loyal, too. "

" When I think about putting together an album, the process of listening to hundreds of songs each time and picking out the best 10 or so that will go on the record, it really sinks in as to just how many songs I've listened to all these years. "

" Sinatra, in my opinion, is possibly the greatest male singer of all time. "

" I get asked sometimes 'What's the highlight of my career?' because I've been doing it for so long, and I always have a hard time coming up with something, because so many good things have happened. "

" I'm just not going to tour. One point I want to get across to everybody is that I'm still going to make records and I may still do some events. It's not the last time I'm onstage. It's been a part of my life for too long to quit everything. I have done it since the '80s, and I think it's time now to maybe see if I can live without that part. "

" My son had toyed with the idea of writing and trying to write a little bit, so that kind of gave me the bug to write also. "

" I discovered in college that country music could be fun adding some swing to it. "

" Swing is my favorite kind of music. "

" We work hard when we're in the studio, but then when we take our breaks, we walk outside and look around. "

" I didn't want to be 40 or 50 years old and still playing clubs, I didn't feel like I was making any progress, and I actually gave the band notice at one point. I began to have doubts about my abilities. "

" I've always liked Frank Sinata and Big Band music. "

" I listen to Mark Chestnutt and think he's a great singer - and he really does good material. "

" If you start out trying to achieve a specific thing - like doing stadium shows or going into the studio and doing an album - the end result is what counts. "

" I don't think my music's as traditional as people make it out. "